While obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease, a new study showed that the ratio of a person's waist measurement ...

The ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting ...

A larger-than-ideal waist is not only less than great for fitting into your clothes, it also has health risks, according to Craig Peters, a cardiologist with HonorHealth. Waist measurement has an even ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A patient’s neck circumference may be a better indicator of fat mass and thus more predictive of metabolic risk than waist circumference in patients with severe obesity, according ...

April 3, 2012 (Toronto, Ontario) — The addition of waist measurements to body-mass index (BMI) can help further stratify young individuals who might have abnormal lipid and blood-pressure values, ...

Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the ...

Flat Belly Diet experts and scientists have known for years that excess body fat isn’t good for you. Obesity (which means “overfat”), is considered as deadly as smoking, according to some analyses.

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A new study showed that the ratio of a person’s waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at predicting the risk ...